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Medford School Committee approves pilot student exchange with Italian high school
Summary
The Medford School Committee voted 7-0 to approve a pilot exchange with a Veneto-region high school that would bring up to 17 Italian students to Medford in October 2025 and send 15 Medford students to Italy in April 2026, subject to program details and host-family recruitment.
The Medford School Committee on Feb. 26 approved a pilot international student exchange with a high school in the Veneto region of Italy, voting 7-0 to authorize planning and recruitment for host families and student participation.
The approved pilot calls for a visit by up to 17 Italian students and two teachers to Medford in October 2025 and a trip by a Medford group of about 15 students to Italy in April 2026. The committee framed the program as a small, experimental effort intended to test logistics, hosting, and academic alignment before any broader rollout.
Assistant Superintendent Peter Cushing and Vilma Badeau, director of world languages, presented the proposal. Cushing said the district had been approached by a school near Venice and had worked with a travel agency, described in the presentation as Promoter, to assemble a program…
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